Sunday, August 13, 2023

August Update 2023

Buriram
                      Greetings everyone in the name of Jesus! 

We are praying and believing you are all being blessed and doing good. Annie and I are doing fine and we are blessed. The last week of August and the first week of September, we have our yearly checkups, mammogram, X-rays, ultrasounds and this time a bone scan for Annie. Please pray and agree with us for a perfectly good report from all the tests!  Amen?













Last month, we were able to visit and minister at COTR Buriram. We had a great service and God blessed us with His Presence. Annie taught before the service and I preached the last message on the blessings of obedience. We had a great time with the Lord and wonderful fellowship.



The last Sunday of July. We were invited by our spiritual granddaughter in Vietnam to join them online and share about marriage. It was awesome to be able to even reach out to the young people of Vietnam and teach them. We had a great time and now they have invited us to teach every last Sunday of the month!  Please pray for us! Haha










Just last week one of the older members of Lamp of Khon Kaen Church passed away. We have known her for about 10 or so years and have taught all of her grandchildren for quite a while. They invited me to preach the last service for the funeral and it was such a great honor to share the word of God with everyone.  Amen.

THE VISION 2024 COTR BURIRAM










Next Sunday on the 20th of August, we will be with COTR Buriram to celebrate their 9th anniversary. Praise God for all that he has done in and through this little church.  It may look small but it is making a difference in many ways around the world. Out of this church we have now have established Saints on the Rock Foundation. Through the foundation, a ministry in Nepal (Hugs Center) reaches out to many children and poor people in Kathmandu and also a church has been birthed in the mountains of Nepal with 300 members already. Also under the foundation there is another ministry in Pattaya that reaches out and helps women in the area. At the present time there are many other churches that are praying and have a desire to come together with COTR as well. This has all happened in a short 9 years. Praise God!  The vision for 2024 is to build a church building finally. They already own the land so all that is needed is about $60,000 USD to complete the building. They are presently meeting in a building that was built as a temporary meeting place till they can build the church. After the church building is complete these will become the offices for COTR and Saints on the Rock.  Amen?  Please pray for the vision to be complete next year and if you are interested in helping just let me know.

Okay keep us in prayer as we pray for all of you. Thanks to everyone for your support and prayers, God is answering them. Please pray for our health, strength, provision and protection as we continue to serve the Lord Jesus here in Thailand and SE Asia. amen!

God bless everyone and we love y’all!

Ralph and Annie

PS
 
If anyone would like to give a one time offering or support us on a monthly basis on line, click on the Donate Button at www.ralphdryden.com , or give via PayPal directly to us at PayPal.Me/RalphDDryden, Zelle@rddryden@gmail.com or give via mail:

Church on the Rock
P O Box 1228
Nederland, TX 77627

Checks can be made out directly to me Ralph Dryden or
If a tax exempt is needed the checks can be made out to
K E Resources - memo line: Dryden Support

 

Sunday, July 16, 2023

July Udate 2023

 

                              Greetings in the name of Jesus!

We pray God is blessing you in everything you do.  Thanks again to everyone for all your support and prayers. You are the reason we can continue to serve God here in Thailand. We praise God for all that He is doing here in Thailand and in our lives. God is good!










New family added to the church.





Last month we visited COTR Buriram and ministered to the church. Annie taught the pre service and I preached a message on the blessings of obedience. God was good to us all and blessed us with His presence.  One of the member’s parents was visiting from America and they are pastors in their church in America and her dad blessed us with a special song.  We had great fellowship afterwards.














This month we decided to visit our sister in Christ at the New Life Church in the Saraburi Province. God’s timing is always perfect. They are just a small church and are now meeting at the pastor’s house temporarily.  They have purchased land for a new church building already and are now raising money for the new building.  We were able to encourage them in their faith to believe  in God for His provision.  Annie encouraged them in the morning and I encouraged them during the main service.  If you remember or as you read this update, please say a prayer for them and believe God to provide for all their needs.  Amen?

Next week we will be back at COTR Buriram for our monthly visit.  Please pray for our strength and protection as we travel around Thailand. Amen?  

We love Ya’ll!

PS
 
If anyone would like to give a one time offering or support us on a monthly basis on line, click on the Donate Button at www.ralphdryden.com , or give via PayPal directly to us at PayPal.Me/RalphDDryden, Zelle@rddryden@gmail.com or give via mail:

Church on the Rock
P O Box 1228
Nederland, TX 77627

Checks can be made out directly to me Ralph Dryden or
If a tax exempt is needed the checks can be made out to
K E Resources - memo line: Dryden Support